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RESOLUTION NO. 8,974 3 G a
A RESOLUTION APPROVING
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
GRANT FOR OPERATING
COMMUNITY HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS (CHDOs)
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WHEREAS, on December 25, 1992, Resolution No. 8,830 was
passed approving the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
(CHAS) annual plan for fiscal year 1993 to be submitted to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
WHEREAS, a HOME Program Description in keeping with the
approved CHAS was filed and approved by HUD and a grant awarded
for fiscal year 1993; and
WHEREAS, Board adoption of the 1993 HOME Program
Description, as amended, is needed to approve the use of the
grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Use of the federal fiscal year HOME Investment
Partnerships Entitlement Grant to the City of Little Rock
according to the program description, Attachment A, as amended by
Attachment B is hereby approved.
ADOPTED: August 17, 1993
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HOME Investment Partnerships Program Description
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The City of Little Rock will continue to target HOME funds
and other resources for affordable housing development in the
City's designated Revitalization Area, but will concentrate
efforts in smaller neighborhoods within that area, such as Model
Blocks. The City will also target development and redevelopment
areas defined under agreements with non - profit or for - profit
developers in order to foster revitalization and reinvestment in
those areas.
Major emphasis will be placed on homeownership assistance,
including both owner- occupied rehabilitation and first -time
homebuyer assistance. The City has almost completed its resale
guidelines for assisted first -time homebuyers, thanks to changes
by the Housing and Community Development Act -of 1992 in HOME
Program resale restrictions. This iprogram description is
incomplete, however, pending the City's submittal of those
guidelines and HUD approval of them.
Major emphasis is also placed on development and
encouragement of affordable housing projects owned, developed, or
sponsored by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs).
To that purpose the City will allocate 5% of both its FY 1993 and
its FY 1992 HOME grants to CHDO operating expenses, will supply
the necessary matching funds along with its 1993 CHDO set -aside
funding, and will deal with CHDOs as agencies of choice for HOME-
funded development of affordable housing.
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PROPOSED USE OF HOME FUNDS
Owner - Occupied Rehabilitation.
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An estimated $260,000.00 of Little Rock's FY 1993 HOME funds
and $65,000.00 in matching funds will be allocated to assist low
income and very low income homeowners to rehabilitate their
dwellings. with that total of approximately $325,000.00 the
City's goal would be to rehabilitate 24 owner - occupied units.
This investment of HOME funds in owner - occupied
rehabilitation assistance will continue to be carried out in
tandem with a similar activity of the City's Community
Development Block Grant Program. The standard form of assistance
in the City's Owner - Occupied Rehabilitation Program design is
effective 5 percent financing of the cost of rehabilitation by
means of a bank loan at less than market interest rate in tandem
with a zero - interest City loan which self- amortizes over a period
of 5 years on condition that the homeowner retains title and
continues-to occupy the home as principal residence. This
assistance is available to low income people City -wide and is
offered under an agreement with a local bank.
In designated Model Blocks, in small areas of concentration
defined by the City's formal agreements with Community Housing
Development Organizations (CHDOs) or other neighborhood based
CDCs, and in small systematic code enforcement areas which the
City's Department of Neighborhoods and Planning may designate
from time to time a combination of low interest direct loans and
self- amortizing zero interest loans will be offered in order to
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effect comprehensive redevelopment of the identified small area.
The targeted areas for these deeper subsidies must be in one of
the City's planning districts designated in Little Rock's
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) as
"deteriorating," "transitional," or "disinvested." Areas of
systematic code enforcement that are neither Model Blocks nor
areas defined by agreement with non - profit organizations will be
in the Neighborhood Revitalization Area. A map of the
Neighborhood Revitalization Area is attached as Appendix A. A
map which identifies CHAS categories of planning districts in
Little. Rock is attached as Appendix B.
First -Time Homebuver Assistance.
For first -time homebuyer assistance the -City will utilize an
estimated $305,000.00, including $240,000.00 of HOME Grant funds
and $65,000.00 of matching funds. Of the total an estimated
$130,000.00 will be used to subsidize the purchase of newly
constructed homes, $62,500.00 in conjunction with substantial
rehabilitation, $62,500.00 in conjunction with moderate rehab,
and $50,000.00 to subsidize purchase of existing homes requiring
no rehabilitation. These estimated outlays for first -time
homebuyer assistance include subsidies to be offered through
community development corporation projects, as well as activities
administered by the City directly.
Due to the resale restrictions required by HOME program
regulations the City will offer only substantial first -time
homebuyer subsidies with HOME funds. They will be available
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principally in small target neighborhoods within transitional or
deteriorating planning districts where substantial subsidies are
indicated in order to trigger reinvestment. Smaller subsidies in
the form of CDBG Downpayment Assistance Grants are available to
lower income first -time homebuyers throughout the City. HOME
program subsidies will be offered at graduated levels as follows:
1. Anywhere within the Revitalization Area, a maximum
subsidy of $10,000.00 or 25% of fair market value,
whichever is less.
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2. Within a project area or subdivision subject to a
contractual agreement with the City for development or
redevelopment of affordable housing, a maximum subsidy
of $10,000 or 25% of fair market value, whichever is
less.
3. Within target areas 1 and 2 of the Revitalization Area,
a maximum subsidy of $15,000.00 or one -third of market
value, whichever is less.
4. Within a designated Model Block, a maximum subsidy of
$20,000.00 or 50% of market value, whichever is less.
The form of subsidy will be a deferred loan, secured by a
second mortgage. To enforce the occupancy requirements and
resale restrictions imposed by HOME program regulations at 24 CFR
92.254 the securing second mortgage will treat a cessation of
occupancy or any resale of the property as a default and give the
City, as mortgagee, the right to declare the entire amount of the
HOME subsidy loan immediately due and payable. Before providing
assistance the City will enter into an agreement with the first-
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time homebuyer to provide that, if the property is resold to a
buyer who is not low- income, the City is to be repaid the full
HOME subsidy, or if the net proceeds of the sale are less than
the full amount of the HOME subsidy, the entire net proceeds, as
provided by Section 209 of the HCDA of 1992. In order to provide
incentive for maintenance and improvement of the property, to
provide for reasonable compensation for such, and to make resale
to a low- income purchaser decidely advantageous to the first -time
homebuyer, the agreement will stipulate that the subsidy need not
be repaid, either in whole or in part, if the property is resold
at an affordable price (as defined at 24 CFR 92.254) to a low
income homebuyer who will assume obligations of the mortgagor
under the HOME subsidy agreement for the balance of the
restricted period.
Preparation of proposed mortgage form and subsidy agreement
is underway but not complete as this program description is
submitted to HUD. Therefore the City is requesting conditional
approval of its 1993 HOME program, pending submittal of resale
guidelines and HUD's approval of them.
Rental Unit Rehabilitation Assistance.
City Planners estimate use of $170,000.00 of FY 1993 HOME
funds, including $136,000.00 of grant funding and $34,000.00
match, for rehabilitation of rental units. As in the first year
of the HOME program, the intention is to fund rehabilitation of
rental units only in connection with projects owned, developed,
or sponsored by CHDOs or other non - profit CDCs. This allocation,
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together with a similar allocation remaining from FY 1992
funding, should provide adequate gap financing for CHDOs known to
be interested in rental properties, as well as non - profit
organizations seeking funding for housing development for persons
with special needs.
Although Rental Rehabilitation funds are no longer
available, the City does have Section 108 Loan Funds available
for projects of non - profit CDCs being developed with technical
assistance from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
Administration and Operating Expenses.
The City expects to use the 10% of HOME Grant funds
allowable for program administration and 5% permitted for CHDO
operating expenses, or $74,000.00 and $37,000.00, respectively,
pursuant to provisions of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992.
Estimated Use of HOME Funds.
The foregoing description of the City's planned use of FY
1993 HOME funds may be summarized by category of eligible
activity as shown in the following tabulation:
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Rental $
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New Construction
130,000
100,000
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Sub. Rehab.
325,000
260,000
65,000
75,000
250,000
Other Rehab
295,000
236,000
59,000
95,000
200,000
Acquisition (only) 50,000
40,000
10,000
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50,000
Administration
74,000
74,000
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CHDO Operating
37,000
37,000
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TOTALS
$911,000
$747,000
$164,000
$170,000
$630,000
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COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND HOME 377
Incorporated into the foregoing tabulations of planned uses
of 1993 HOME funds by activity category are the following
estimates of funding, by activity, for Community Housing
Development Organizations (CHDOs) using the statutory 15% set -
aside:
Activity /Cateaory Total $ HOME Match $ Rental $ Owner $
New Construction 78,000 60,000 18,000 0 78,000
Sub. Rehab. 50,000 40,000 10,000 30,000 20,000
Other Rehab 15,063 12,050 3,013 15,063 0
CHDO Operating 37,350 37,350 n/a n/a n/a
TOTALS $180,413 $149,400 $31,013 $45,063 $98,000
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 allows
participating jurisdictions to use up to 5% of their HOME
allocations for CHDO operating expenses. The City of Little Rock
will do that, as indicated in the foregoing tabulation, in
keeping with its policy of encouraging to the fullest practical
extent development of affordable housing by neighborhood -based
non - profit community development corporations. The City plans to
amend its 1992 HOME program description to take advantage of the
new authorization with regard to the FY 1992 HOME grant, as well
as the 1993 entitlement. In this manner the City will make
available a total of $94,100.00 of HOME funds for operating
expenses of CHDOs not yet identified. The City plans to award
for operating expenses amounts equal to one -third of the HOME
set -aside funds awarded to any organization identified as a CHDO
by the City. These awards will be subject, of course, to the
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statutory and regulatory limitations of 50% of each CHDO's
outlays for operations or $50,000.00, whichever is less. It
should be noted that the award for operating expenses is one -
third of the utilized set -aside funds only, not one -third of all
HOME funds awarded. It is the City's intention to allocate set -
aside funds widely among CHDOs, in order to encourage development
of CHDOs. Therefore, City administrators will exercise
discretion to keep available some HOME funds set -aside for late-
blooming potential CHDOs. Additional set -aside and
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administrative funding to existing CHDOs may be awarded shortly
before expiration of the 24 month time limit for commitment of
each year's grant.
The City will work with non - profit CDCs which seek to
qualify as CHDOs to assure that they meet the organizational
requirements in HOME regulations for CHDOs, but will not identify
a CDC as a CHDO or commit HOME set -aside funds to it until it has
developed a proposal for one or more specific projects (as
defined at 24 CFR 92.2) that is sound, acceptable to the City,
and consistent with the City's current CHAS with regard to
targeting of affordable housing development funds. The City will
give funding preference to proposals from CHDOs (or other non-
profit CDCs) which exceed the regulatory requirements for
accountability to low- income community residents (24 CFR 92.2) by
maintaining a majority of governing board membership for
residents of the City planning district in which proposed
projects are located. This is in keeping with the City's
neighborhood revitalization strategy of encouraging affordable
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housing development by non - profits that are not only accountable
to the low- income community but accountable to low- income
residents of the specific neighborhood affected by their housing
development activities.
Any given CHDO will be allowed more than one HOME - funded
project, but the City will encourage geographic targeting by
giving preference to proposals which concentrate project sites in
an area of four square blocks or less or propose redevelopment of
an area so sized as a single project.
The City has not yet identified its first CHDO, but is in
consultation with four non - profit CDCs which have project
proposals in preparation for various parts of the City. Three of
these are associated with the Local Initiative Support
Corporation (LISC) effort to develop neighborhood -based CDCs.
LISC is working in two other neigLorhoods within Little Rock
which have not yet reached the point of developing specific
.project.
As noted in the City's description for its FY 1992 HOME
program, the City's commitment to development of neighborhood -
based community development corporations goes well beyond the
statutory 15% set -aside of HOME funds. In addition to the
$282,300.00 set -aside and $94,100.00 for CHDO operating expenses
earmarked from FY 1992 and FY 1993 HOME grants, the City will
provide the necessary matching funds for all CHDO projects to
which 1993 HOME funds are committed. (FY 1993 is the -first
funding year for which matching requirements have been
implemented.) A grant from the Little Rock Residential Housing
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and Facilities Board enables the City to offer this additional
support to non - profit developers. CHDOs will be encouraged to
seek and begin accumulating matching fund credits by committing
funds from other sources which qualify for matching purposes to
current projects. The City's being in position not to require at
this time matching funds from CHDOs and other CDCs is a boon,
however, in light of the fact that most potential CHDO
organizations are only in the developmental stage. The City and
the developing non - profit organizations are indeed fortunate to
have this support from the Residential Housing and Facilities
Board.
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OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMEN -OWNED BUSINESSES
It is the policy of the City of Little Rock to encourage and
utilize minority and women -owned businesses {MBE's /WBE's) to the
fullest extent possible. The City will continue that endeavor in
the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and will utilize that
program's special features to develop more effective affirmative
actions. Steps to be taken include but are not limited to the
following:
1. The City will publish at least annually in the Arkansas
Democrat- Gazette and the Arkansas State Press (a
minority- oriented weekly) a statement of Little Rock's
equal opportunity and affirmative action policy as it
pertains to housing programs in general and to the HOME
program in particular. (See following section on
affirmative marketing.) 1
2. The City will develop, maintain, and update regularly
lists of MBE /WBE general contractors. The City will
also develop and maintain lists of MBE /WBE specialty
contractors, such as plumbers, electricians, landscape
gardeners, and roofers. The City will develop and
maintain lists of MBE /WBE firms which supply goods and
services related to housing development and
construction, including but not limited real estate
agencies, legal counsel, appraisal, financial services,
investment banking, insurance and bonds, building
materials, office supplies, and printing. These lists
will be supplied to CHDOs, CDCs, contractors, and owners
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who are applying for assistance under the HOME 382
Investment Partnership program or who enter into
contracts or agreements with the city for HOME - assisted
projects.
3. The CDBG and Housing Programs Division will conduct at
least one workshop during each year to explain the
City's entitlement grant programs and brief MBEs and
WBEs on changes and new developments.
4. The City will require MBE /WBE outreach plans in all
written agreements with CHDOs and owners or sponsors of
projects other than owner- occupied rehabilitations
administered by the City under technical assistance
requests.
5. The City will routinely notify MBE /WBE contractors and
suppliers by direct mail Iof all awards or agreements for
multi -unit housing projects, including in the notice the
nature of the activity or activities, estimated project
costs, the number of units to be developed, and the name
and address of the owner, manager, or sponsor.
6. The City's Housing Programs Administrator will have the
responsibility to maintain records and make annual
reports to the City Manager by way of the Director of
Neighborhoods and Planning on MBE /WBE outreach in the
City's Housing Programs. The report will include at
least the following:
(1) A narrative on MBE /WBE outreach actions taken
during the year
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(2) Statistics on total participation and MBE /WBE
contractor and subcontractor participation in the
City's various housing assistance programs during
the reporting period
(3) The current lists of MBE /WBE contractors and
suppliers
(4) Plans and recommended changes in the MBE /WBE
outreach effort.
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AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (24 CFR 92.361), AND IN-FURTHERANCE OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S COMMITMENT TO NON - DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING, THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK HAS ESTABLISHED
PROCEDURES TO MARKET AFFIRMATIVELY UNITS MADE AVAILABLE FOR RENT
OR PURCHASE WITH HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS - FUNDING. THESE
PROCEDURES ARE INTENDED TO FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF TITLE VIII
OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AS AMENDED BY THE FAIR HOUSING
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AMENDMENTS ACT, EXECUTIVE ORDER 11063, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE
FAIR HOUSING LAWS.
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK BELIEVES THAT INDIVIDUALS OF SIMILAR
ECONOMIC LEVELS IN THE SAME HOUSING MARKET AREA SHOULD HAVE
AVAILABLE TO THEM A LIKE RANGE OF HOUSING CHOICES REGARDLESS OF
THEIR RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, INATIONAL ORIGIN, OR HANDICAP.
To inform the public about the City's affirmative action
policy the City will cause the foregoing statement to be
published at least once annually in the Arkansas Democrat - Gazette
and the Arkansas State Press. The Equal Housing Opportunity
logotype or slogan will be included in all press releases and
informational materials for the public.
To inform owners the policy statement will be bound in
application packets, and owners will be informed of the City's
policy on affirmative action in any advertisements or promotional
materials. As record - keeping requirements and compliance with
fair housing laws will be part of all assistance agreements with
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owners, the City's policy will be discussed with owners as part
Of the application process.
To inform potential tenants and homebuyers the City will
include the policy statement in application packets and will
print the Equal Housing Opportunity slogan or logotype on forms
and instructions. In addition the City will make available in
the HOME administration reception area literature on Fair Housing
laws and the rights of minorities and women to equal housing
opportunity.
Every owner and agency entering into an agreement with the
City.to fund a project wholly or in part with HOME money must
agree to abide by applicable fair housing and equal opportunity
laws and regulations, to use a newspaper of general circulation
to advertise vacancies or properties available for purchase, to
use the Equal Housing Opportunity i slogan in advertisements and
written announcements, to maintain records on the racial and
gender identities of applicants and tenants, and to report such
data annually to the City on request.
Every CHDO or subrecipient participating in the HOME program
and every owner of a project comprised of five or more units to
be assisted under the program must develop an Affirmative
Marketing Plan acceptable to the City's Housing Programs Division
as meeting requirements of the City and of Federal regulations
for the HOME program. This plan is to be incorporated into a
legally binding agreement with the City. The Affirmative
Marketing Plan must be directed toward obtaining applications
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from persons of the racial group least likely to apply to buy or
lease the assisted property and must provide at least the
following:
1. A written determination of the racial group from which
applicants are least likely to come and to which special
outreach is to be directed.
2. Whenever more than b0 percent of current tenants of a
project are of a minority group or the census block
group in which the project is located is more than 51%
minority, the owner will
a. Use newspapers and other media of general
circulation or orientation to advertise units or
properties available; and,
b. Specify at least two social service agencies which
serve both white andlnon -white clients or religious
institutions with majority members to which the
owner will send letters informing them approximately
when the housing will be available and of the
intention to lease or sell on the same terms to both
majority and minority applicants. Among such
agencies are: Family Service Agency of Central
Arkansas, St. Francis House, Inc., Catholic Social
Services, Presbyterian Urban Council, Arkansas
Conference of Churches and Synagogues, and various
churches.
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3. Whenever less than 30 percent of the current residents
of the project site are of the minority or the immediate
vicinity of the site is predominantly populated by
persons of the racial majority, the owner will use the
Arkansas State Press as well as newspapers of general
circulation to advertise availability of assisted units.
(Other measures may -be taken, of course, such as
notification of churches with a predominantly minority
membership.)
4. The owner will display the Equal Opportunity logo and /or
slogan in all advertising and communications concerning
HOME funded projects.
The City's Housing Programs Division will collect and keep
records of the racial and gender identities of all applicants for
assistance, whether successful oriunsuccessful, who apply
directly to the City. It will require subrecipients, owners,
agents, and others through whom HOME assistance may be provided
indirectly to keep similar records. The City will keep and will
require subrecipients, owners, and other agents to keep copies of
advertisements, press releases, letters to fair housing groups
and social service agencies, promotional materials, and other
documents to demonstrate good faith effort toward affirmative
marketing.
The City's Housing Programs Administrator will be
responsible for an annual assessment of affirmative marketing
efforts of the City and of all individuals and agencies which the
City has required to implement an affirmative marketing plan as
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part of an agreement for HOME program assistance. Results will
be tabulated to show total participation, minority participation,
female- headed household participation, and participation by
persons with disabilities in each project assisted with HOME
funds. In addition, a check -form will list all of the actions
required as described herein and the records will be examined to
determine whether the required actions have or have not been
taken in each instance. Where a required action has not been
taken or there is no record to document it, the individual or
agency will be given 30 days to evidence corrective action and
will be required for a period of one year to notify the City when
an affirmative action step is taken, such as placement of a
vacancy advertisement or the writing of a letter of notice to a
fair housing agency. Should no timely corrective actions be
taken, the City will disqualify the individual or agency for
further participation in the HOME program.
A report on the annual assessment of affirmative marketing
efforts in the HOME program will be submitted to the City Manager
and a copy will be kept on file.
Organizational Structure
The agency responsible for the administration of HOME
Investment Partnerships program is:
City of Little Rock
Housing Programs
615 West Markham, Room 106
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 371 -6825
Contact: Edwin Stanfield, Manager
CDBG and Housing Programs
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In accordance with the Home Investment Paz+rn*xh_ s Act and with 24 CFR
92.150 of the S®e Investment Pa*+ae*sh? p Program Rule, the participating
jurisdiction certifies that:
(a) Before committing any funds to a project, it will evaluate the project
in accordance with the guidelines that it adopts for this purpose and
will not invest any more HOt-E funds in combination with other Federal
assistance than is necessary to provide affordable housing;
(b) If the participating jurisdiction intends to provide tenant -based rental
assistance; t
The use of HCbM funds for tenant -based rental assistance is an essential
element of the participating jurisdiction's annual approved housing
strategy for expanding the supply, affordability, and availability of
decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.
(c) The submission of the program description is authorized under State and
local law (as applicable), and that it possesses the legal authority to
carry out the Home Investment Partnerships (BOME) Program, in accordance
with the HOME regulations;
(d) It will cooly with the acquisition and relocation req i rents of the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, as amended, implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24 and the
req iren=ts of 24 CFR 92.353;
(e) It and State recipients, if applicable, will use HCHE funds pursuant to
its Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (C7iAS) approved by HUD
and all requirements of 24 CFR Part 92;
(f) It will or will continue to provide a drug -free workplace by:
1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful
uanufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for
violation of such prohibition;
2. Establishing an ongoing drug -free awareness program to inform
enplcyees about -
(a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
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(b) The participating jurisdiction's policy of maintaining a
drug-free workplace;
(c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee
assistance programs; and
(d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug
abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
3. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the
performance of the grant be given a copy of the statenent required
by paragraph (1);
4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (1)
that, as a condition of euplcym ent under the grant, the employee
Will—
(a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(b) Notify the employee in writing of ILs or her conviction for
a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the
workplace no later than five calendar days after such
conviction;
5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after
receiving notice under paragraph 4(b) from an employee or
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers
of convicted—employees must provide notice, including position
title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant
activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal
agent' has designated a central point for the receipt of such
notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of
each affected grant;
6. Taking one of the follaring action, within 30 calendar days of
receiving notice under paragraph 4(b), with respect to any
employee who is so convicted —
(a) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with
the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amezxied; or
(b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a
drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for
such purposes by a Federal State, or local health, law
enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
7. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free
workplace through implementation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and
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B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the sites(s)
for the performance of work done in connection with the specific
grant:
Place of Perforaence (Street address, city, county, state, zip
code)
(g) To the best of its knowledge and belief:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of it, to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or eaployee of any agency, a Member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal loan, the
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, anexi rtwnt, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;
2. If any flux's other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid
or wi11 be pairs to any person for influening or attempting to
influence and offices or employee of any agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract,
grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will ocaplete and submit
Standard Forme -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in
accordance with its instructions; and
3. It will req»xe that the language of paragraph (g) of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
under grants, loans, and cooperative agreemants) and that all
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
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Attachment B
Amendment to FY 1993 HOME Program Description
of the City of Little Rock
The second paragraph of the section titled "Community
Housing Development Organizations and HOME," beginning on
page 8 of the 1993 HOME Program Description of the City of
Little Rock is revised to read as follows (changed wording
indicated in italics):
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
allows participating jurisdictions to use up to 5% of
their HOME allocations for CHDO operating expenses.
The City of Little Rock will do that, as indicated in
the foregoing tabulation, in keeping with its policy of
encouraging to the fullest practical extent development
of affordable housing by neighborhood -based non - profit
community development corporations. The City plans to
amend its 1992 HOME Program Description to take
advantage of the new authorization with regard to the
FY 1992 HOME grant, as well as the 1993 entitlement.
In this manner the City will make available a total of
$94,100.00 of HOME funds for operating expenses of
CHDOs not yet identified. In order to promote both
neighborhood -based CHDOs and stable, experienced
staffing, the City will seek ways to foster among CHDOs
operating in their several neighborhoods a sharing of
operating resources rather than competition for them.
To those ends the City may fund operating expenses
indirectly through a sponsoring coalition CHDO or
require neighborhood CHDOs to contract for staff
services with an appropriate provider.